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Celebrate Christmas At Chelmsford Racecourse Handicap
Class 6, 7f, Flat, 4yo+, Rated 0-62, 9 runners
Winning time 1m 25.31s
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Result
Dylan Hogan
Julia & Shelley Birkett
Settled just behind the front runner wide out - asked for effort as field straightened - hit front shortly after - held on under urging with head raised through closing stages to score
Stevie Donohoe
Ivan Furtado
Sluggish getaway - settled towards back early - found room to improve inside final two furlongs - kept battling to nab second close home - denied by three quarters of a length
Luke Morris
John Butler
Sat handy on the rail - moved into second a furlong out - pressed for effort inside the final furlong but edged out of the frame close home
William Carver
Ross Burdon
Settled towards the back - moved through from over a furlong out - driven and stayed on late but couldn't get to the front-runners
Tommie Jakes (5)
Michael Attwater
Settled towards the back early - improved wide inside the final two furlongs - stayed on late but lacked the speed to get to the front runners
Pat Cosgrave
Stuart Williams
Settled towards the back of the field - made progress on the inner approaching the final furlong - lost momentum close home to finish sixth
Hollie Doyle
Dean Ivory
Sat close to the front early - urged forward with 2f left - driven approaching the final furlong - lost ground in the closing stages to finish seventh
Donagh Murphy (7)
Darryll Holland
Early on came under pressure with the pace out wide - lost touch entering the straight - held on for eighth
Rhys Elliott (5)
Ed de Giles
Set the pace early - overtaken shortly after straightening up then slipped further back inside final two furlongs - dropped away in the closing stages to finish ninth
Non-runners: Latin (withdrawn; upset in stalls)
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.